Card clip or holder.



C. S. SAWYER.

CARD CLIP 0R HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1. 1915.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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CHARLES S. SAWYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CARD CLIP R HOLDER.

Application filed December 1, 1915. Serial No. 64,484.

i To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, CHARLES S. SAWYER, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York,

or Holders, specification.

My present invention pertains to an improved card clip or holder, theconstruction and advantages of'which will be hereinafter set forth,reference being had to the annexed drawings, wherein Figure 1 is aperspective view of the clip; Fig. 2 a longitudinal vertical sectionalview; Fig. 3 a similar-view showing the clip in position between twobooks of a pile; Fig. 4 a like view with a card inserted in the clip orholder; and Fig. 5 a'front View, as in Fig. 4.

.The object of the invention is to provide asimple and effectivecardclip or holder, one

of which the following is a which while economical and readilymanufactured, is also easily positioned and effectively holds the cardin proper position.

The holder is formed froma single piece of metal cut and bent to form.The main body of the structure may be said to com prise a base plate 1,preferably rounded at its rear end; a front or face plate 2, extending.upwardly from the forward end of the base andinclining slightly to therear of th vertical and likewise preferably rounded at its top; and afinger 3. 'Said finger is formed as'an extension or continuation of aspring tongue or member 4, which, together with the finger, is cut outof the sheet of metal of which the base and front members areformed. Thetengue 4 isslightly longer than the base 1 and as a consequence thefinger 3 stands slightly forward of the front or face plate 2, see Fig.2. The finger is preferably given a slight inward curvature, as at 5,near its upper end, while the extreme upper end is outwardly curved, asat 6.

When the parts are being brought to form, tongue 4- will preferably bethrown downwardly to a slight extent, below the body 1, the partsnormally standing in the relative positions shown in Fig. 2.

A pair of stop lugs or. ears 7 are also struck out of the front plate 2,said ears projecting outwardly therefrom and preferably lying in thesame plane as base 1.

In use, when the base or body member 1 is inserted between two books, orthe like,

in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented acertain. new and useful Improvement in Card Clips the parts assume thepositions shown in Fig. 3, tongue 4 being forced upwardly by thepressure exerted by the books and, as a consequence, the upper end offinger 3 will be caused to approach the face plate, if in fact not toenter the opening 8 in said plate propsliuced in the process of formingthe finger. finger will force the same forward to a slight extent,thereby causing sufficient friction to hold the card in position. Thecard will be pushed down behind the finger until it comes to restagainst lugs 7 which serve to maintain it in its proper or squaredposition.

The tension of the spring finger 3 may be varied by bending the tongueor the finger, or both, as will be readily understood.

It will be at once seen that there are no loose parts in the presentstructure to be- I come lost; that there are no jointed parts;

and in fact, that the device is simple and strong and easy of placement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A card-holder formed from a single piece of metal and comprising abase plate and a face plate standing at approximately right angles toeach other, a tongue extending forward from the rear portion of thebaseplate, and a clamping finger extending upwardly from the tongue andstanding slightly-forward of the face plate.

2. A card-holder formed from a single piece of metal and comprising abase plate anda face plate standing at approximately right angles toeach other, a tongue extending forwardly from the rear portion of thebase plate to a point slightly in front of the face plate, and a fingerextending upwardly from the tongue in front of the face plate, saidfinger, adjacent the upper portion, {curving iniwardly toward the faceplate while the extreme upper end is inclined outwardly therefrom.

3. A card-holder formed from a single 'piece of metal and comprising abase plate and a face plate standing at' approximately right angles toeach other, a tongue extending forwardly from the base plate, a clampingfinger extending upwardly from the tongue in front of the face plate,and a pair of lugs extending outwardly beyond the 4. In a card-holder,the combination of a card (denoted by 9) inserted behind the base plate,a face plate projecting upwardly therefrom, a tongue extending forwardlyfrom the rear portion of the base plate, said tongue lying, in part,below the lower face of the base plate, and a finger extending upwardlyfrom the forward end of said tongue in front of the face plate, all ofsaid parts being formed from a single piece of metal bent to form. V

5. A card-holder formed fIUnL a single piece of spring metal andcomprising a base plate, a face plate standing at an angle thereto, atongue extending forwardly from the rear portion of the base plate andbeing In testimony whereof I have signed my 25 name to thisspecification.

CHARLES S. SAWYER.

